Lin oliver biography

Lin Oliver

American writer and producer (born )

Lin Oliver (born February 2, ) is an American writer, producer, and the co-founder (with Steve Mooser) of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.[1] During the s and early s, she wrote and produced a number of works for television and film, notably the s television show, Harry and the Hendersons.[2] As an author of books for children, Oliver began collaborating on the Hank Zipzer series with actor Henry Winkler in They next created the prequel series Here's Hank, the Ghost Buddy series, and the Alien Superstar series.

Childhood and education

Oliver was born in Los Angeles, California, and was the editor-in-chief of her school newspaper at Ulysses S. Grant High School.[2] She received her B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, a Masters in Educational Psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and has completed coursework for an Ed.D.

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    • (also UCLA).[3]

    Career

    Oliver won a job working in television through a contest after graduating from college.[4] She then quit the position, and found a federally funded job for a children's writer (creating a K-6 reading series for children) at the unemployment office.[4] In the position, she worked with Steve Mooser during a three-year contract to create stories and novels as part of the Great Society program.[4] As neither knew much about the field, both Oliver and Mooser realized that they needed to create an organization dedicated to children's literature, and thus created the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (where Lin is now executive director).[4][2][1]

    Oliver was the Executive Vice President of MCA Universal for 12 years, and was the writer and executive producer for "over episodes of television and three feature films,"[3] including Harry and the Hendersons.[2] She currently runs her own production company, Lin Oliver Productions,[2] and is the author of a number of children's books including, Who Shrunk Daniel Funk, and Almost Identical.[3][2]

    In , Oliver began to collaborate with actor Henry Winkler on the Hank Zipzer children's book series.

    All of the characters in the books are based on real people, including Hank who is based on Winkler as a child.[5] The idea originated with Winkler's agent at CAA, Alan Berger, who in first suggested the idea to him. However, Winkler did not believe he was capable of creating children's books. It was only a few years later, after the suggestion was made to him again, that Winkler agreed, and began collaborating with Oliver.[5][6][7][8][9] After they completed the main books, Oliver and Winkler created a prequel series, Here's Hank that explores Hank's life as a second grader ( to ).[10] Oliver and Winkler co-authored the TV-tie in books to the series.[10] They continued to work together on the Ghost Buddy books (–), the Alien Superstar series (–), and the Detective Duck series.[10]

    Personal life

    Oliver is married to Alan Baker, Associate Dean, USC School of Cinematic Arts.

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    They have three sons, Theo, Ollie, and Cole.[2]

    Works

    Books

    Oliver has written a number of books for children, as well as co-authored children's series with Henry Winkler and Theo Baker.[11]

    With Henry Winkler

    Who Shrunk Daniel Funk series

    • Attack of the Growling Eyeballs. ()
    • Escape of the Mini-Mummy. ()
    • Revenge of the Itty-Bitty Brothers. ()
    • Secret of the Super-Small Superstar. ()

    Sound Bender series (with Theo Baker)

    • Sound Bender. ()
    • The Shadow Mask. ()

    Almost Identical series

    • Almost Identical. ()
    • Two-Faced. ()
    • Double-crossed. ()
    • Twice as Nice. ()

    Fantastic Frame series

    • Danger!

      Tiger Crossing ()

    • Splat! Another Messy Sunday ()
    • Beware! Shadows in the Night ()
    • Look Out! Ghost Mountain Below ()
    • Warning! Journey to Forever ()

    Film and television

    "The Long Goodbyes: Part 2" (writer)
    "The Long Goodbyes: Part 1" (story) )
    "The Write Stuff" (writer) ()
    "Born Again" (writer) ()
    "Sara Sings the Blues" () (writer)

    References

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    2. ^ abcdefgOliver, Lin. "Lin Oliver: My Path to Becoming a Writer". Official Website.

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    3. ^ abcOliver, Lin. "Who We Are-Headquarters Staff: Lin Oliver, Executive Director". Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Retrieved
    4. ^ abcdSterry, David ().

      "Lin Oliver on Founding the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators". Huffington Post. Retrieved

    5. ^ abDrabble, Emily (May 26, ).

      Lin oliver biography images: Childhood and education [ edit ]. Harry and the Hendersons. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. University of California, Berkeley B.

      "Henry Winkler: I didn't read a book myself until I was 31 years old". The Guardian. Retrieved April 20,

    6. ^Maron, Marc (April 13, ). "Episode - Henry Winkler".

      Lin oliver biography Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent. Lin Oliver Productions has completed its second year under contract to Hallmark Entertainment, producing high quality family movies and mini-series for television. Sea Princesses 5. Learn more.

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    7. ^Lewis, Andy (July 3, ). "Henry Winkler Spills 'Royal Pains' Secrets, Reveals the Only Way He'd Do 'Dancing With the Stars' (Q&A)".

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    13. ^"Henry Winkler's Dyslexic Hero Gives Kids With Learning Difficulties the Last Laugh – Talking about LDs". GreatSchools. Retrieved April 27,
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      Lin oliver biography wikipedia The Adventures of Corduroy the Bear. Retrieved September 17, The Adventures of Corduroy the Bear 7. All of the characters in the books are based on real people, including Hank who is based on Winkler as a child.

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    15. ^"Linn Oliver". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved

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